By Kastalia Medrano, Thrillist -- Utah’s first Gay and Lbian Pri March, 1990, drew maybe 250 people. It went more or ls unopposed. The biggt issue ran to was that the route took marchers past a bunch of parked horse rriag, the sort tourists ri around the downtown. “We were marchg by, chantg and screamg,” says Connell
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Some are surprised by the signatn, but data dit Utah’s pal cy is pretty gay, even if LGBTQ people say there’s room for improvement. * slc gay pride parade *
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In 1975, the Gay Communy Service Center was found, and sponsored the first Gay Freedom Day on June 1 Cy Creek Canyon.
In the 1980s, Pri celebratns, then lled Gay Pri Day, occurred var parks, cludg Fairmont Park, Pneer Park, and Sunnysi Park. Pri Day Art Expo and Competn, the Lbian and Gay Pri Art Award, and the Mapplethorpe Award were troduced to promote lol queer artists' visibily.